Postcode · Pontyclun
Crime in CF72 8AU
How much crime is recorded in CF72 8AU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Llantrisant & Talbot Green
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,419 (2024)
CF72 8AUPontyclun
How safe is CF72 8AU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF72 8AU area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
43.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF72 8AUNational
Shoplifting40.28.4
Violence and sexual offences33.323.6
Burglary14.79.1
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Public order12.84.6
Other theft9.04.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery1.61.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.